Henry Gee and William John Hardy, eds.,
Documents Illustrative of English Church History

(New York: Macmillan, 1896).

Hanover Historical Texts Project
Scanned and proofread by 1999-2001.



1. The British Signatories at the Council of Arles (314), 1

2. Letter of Gregory the Great to Eulogius (598), 2

3. Answers fo Gregory the Great to St. Augustine of Canterbury (621), 3-9

4. Gregory the Great's Scheme of English Diocesan Organization (601), 9-10

5. Council of Hertford (673), 10-13

6. Council of Hatfield (680), 13-15

7. The Canons of Cloveshoo (747), 15-32

8. Synods Held at Chelsea and Elsewhere (787), 32-44

77. Queen Elizabeth's Proclamation to Forbid Preaching (1558), 416-417

78. The 1559 Injunctions, 417-442

79. Elizabeth's Act of Supremacy (1559), 442-458

80. Elizabeth's Act of Uniformity (1559), 458-467

81. The Advertisements (1566), 467-475

82. Selection from the Canons of 1571 (Canon 6. Concerning preachers.), 476-477

83. The Subscription (Thirty-Nine Articles) Act (1571), 477-480

84. Articles Touching Preachers and Other Orders for the Church (1583), 481-484

85. Act Against Jesuits and Seminarists (1585), 485-492

86. The Act Against Puritans (1593), 492-498

87. The Act Against Recusants (1593), 498-508

88. The Millenary Petition (1603), 508-511

89. James' Proclamation for the Use of the Book of Common Prayer (1604), 512-515

90. Directions Concerning Preachers (1622), 516-518

91. The King's Declaration Prefixed to the Articles of Religion (Nov. 1628), 518-520

92. Resolutions on Religion Presented by a Committee of The House of Commons (1629), 521-527

93. The King's Majesty's Declaration to His Subjects Concerning Lawful Sports to be Used (1633), 528-532

94. The Privy Council and the Position of the Communion Table at St. Gregory's (1633), 533-535

95. The Canons of A.D. 1640, 535

96. The Etcaetera Oath (in the Canons of 1640), 536

97. The Root and Branch Petition (1640), 537-545

98. The Protestation of A.D. 1641, 545-547

99. Act for the Abolition of the Court of High Commission (1641), 547-551

100. Resolutions of the House of Commons on Ecclesiastical Innovations (1641), 551-552

101. Order of the Lords Concerning the Services of the Church (1641), 553

102. Selections from the Petition and the Grand Remonstrance (1641), 553-562

103. The King's Proclamation on Religion (1641), 562-563

104. The Clerical Disabilities Act (1642), 563-564

105. The Declaration of the Houses on Church Reform (1642), 565

106. Selection from the YOrk, Oxford, and Newcastle Propositions (1642-1646), 565-569

107. The Solemn League and Covenant (1643), 569-574

108. Selections form the Agreement of the People, 574-575

109. The Engagement (1650), 575

110. Selections from the Instruments of Government (1653), 576-577

111. The Commissijo of Triers (1654), 577-582

112. Selection from Cromwell's Proclamation of 1655, 582-583

113. Selections from the Humble Petition and Advice (1657), 583-585

114. The Declaration of Breda (1660), 585-588

115. Order for the Savoy Conference (1661), 588-594

116. The Corporation Act (1661), 594-600

117. The Uniformity Act (1662), 600-619

118. The Five Mile Act (1665), 620-623

119. The Second Conventicle Act (1670), 623-632

120. The Test Act (1673), 632-640

121. The Declaration of Indulgences (1687), 641-644

122. The Bill of Rights (1689), 645-654

123. The Toleration Act (1689), 654-664

124. The Act of Settlement (1700), 664-670


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